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A riveting saga of deceit, scandal, sex, greed and power…
I've traveled all over the world. I've stayed in the best hotels and eaten in the best restaurants. But that isn't me. I'm a simple man. I have simple tastes and I live in a simple house.
But people who knew of my past life still want to know . . . what's it like? What's it like to work for the richest family on earth, the Royal Family of Brunei?
"Well they have money and they spend it," I answer them. I tire of the subject. I know once they get a taste of the story, the questions will keep coming.
"No," they answer. "That's not what I mean. What's it like to travel with the Royal Family? What are they like?"
How can I answer that?
What are they like? They are one of the last true monarchies here on earth. They still rule with a word and with a wave of their hand, no different than they did centuries ago. I worked for a true monarchy, which could have been taken straight out of the movie, "The King and I".
There is not enough time in a day or even a week to tell them all there is to tell.
Yet this story is true. It is no movie nor is it a fairy tale.
I lived it.
For a simple man like me who lives in a simple house, to become a slave of the highest order and to have lived in their world is still surreal.
I see you interrupting me, "A slave you say. There are no longer any slaves."
I scoff at you. I was indeed a slave. What do you call a person who has no life other than what the prince or princess gives them as their daily morsel. What do you call a man who does not sleep but maybe three hours a night waiting by the phone for orders or instructions for twelve years on end? Shall I tell those who ask that the work almost killed me several times over? Shall I tell them that I was indeed a slave who lost his wife because of years of neglecting her and who did not get to see his own children grow up?
Shall I tell them of the deceit, lies, and backstabbing which were the normal part of my everyday existence. Shall I tell them that maybe only one out of ten thousand men could have done my job because of the miracles that they expected me to perform?
No slaves indeed!
Welcome to my life.
- Sales Rank: #1527708 in Books
- Published on: 2013-05-30
- Released on: 2013-05-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .96" w x 6.00" l, 1.24 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 384 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
A waste of time
By Nancita the Cat
As an avid reader, looked forward to reading the book after hearing the author on the radio talked about it. It was boring and poorly
written. The cover had a comic book feel to it and the book went downhill from there. I had the feeling that the author did a bit of stretching the events of the book in a futile attempt to make it interesting.Sorry not worth reading.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Everyone loves a tale of the rich and famous
By mariwinn
Looking for a way to amuse yourself on a dull winter day?
"The Organ Grinder’s Monkey" by Robert Rangel with Steve Hui (XLibris) is, the subtitle says, “a true account of working for the richest family on Earth, the Royal Family of Brunei.” Its major ingredients are exotic locations in the US and abroad, pride, intrigue, diplomacy and occasionally fear and doubt, used to keep either members of the royal family or Rangel and Hui on their toes.
Two other main elements of the volume are pretense and nearly 400 ego-filled pages which tighter editing might have strained down to about 250. But if the book is a bit too fat and has few substantive calories to consume, it is often as satisfying as a good, fluffy holiday dessert. Perhaps, its size mirrors the lifestyle of author and royal characters. So settle by the fire on a chilly December night and enjoy.
Rangel, who apparently is not a very modest soul by nature or nurture, left his post after 13 years as a deputy sheriff in Los Angeles to be a security boss for the bunch of Brunei sultans, princes, princesses, spoiled brats and shadowy figures. For a dozen years his duties took him to the family’s homeland, plus London, New York, Las Vegas and other spots where he was supposed to arrange for security and royal creature comforts, often with little notice or reason. As the real-life power struggles continued with the royal clan and its hangers-on and hopefuls, Rangel developed strong ties to a few of the more likeable or trustworthy or dependable figures with whom he dealt. He also had to cope with lies, sex, distrust, and such issues as how to discretely transport what was called “cargo” in the form of women for hire to provide recreation for some male family members. Economic sins and battling personalities with Rangel in the middle add some spice to the volume.
Although Rangel does feel like a monkey on a leash just dancing whenever his masters want to see him perform, he admits he liked the money, travel, and eventually even some of his royal employers.
Chapter titles like "Working for Idiots" and "Spies and Lies" give hints about the lifestyles of cast and author. Some would find his drawing of the people behind the princes and sultans rather sketchy, and a more substantive definition of the characters contributing more to the tale, if the royal family does indeed have any substance. As the final act nears, a death due to cancer adds a touching moment to an otherwise frivolous set of pages.
Rangel promises a second book...or is that just a threat?
by Jack Kennedy for the Joplin Independent
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Incredible Life
By Namae
This story amazed and replused me! I loved it! It was amazing how the authors were able to live through terrible situations in which they were at the beck and call of such selfish egomaniacs. Awful! I loved and was fascinated by how the co-author was able to find the means and the wherewithal to escape by a hair's breadth. Didn't want to put it down! I had to know what he (you'll know who he is if you read the book) would do next to appease the wrath of the gods! And these were actual personas, not fictional.
I highly recommend this book if you like to see what it would be like to work for a royal family. It'll blow you away.
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